RoGO DropBlock

The RoGO DropBlock marks & tracks human and non-human Wildland Firefighting resources: DropBlocks are John Dingell Act compliant for tracking GPS location of Firefighters and their machinery. DropBlocks provide Situational Awareness to spiked-out Firefighters by reliably sending/receiving weather data and critical messages over low-cost satellite.

The RoGO DropBlock provides data communications anywhere over satellite; it works where mesh networks fail. Receive weather updates, receive IAPs, and send finger-signed timesheets from your smart device, and get up-to-the-minute weather information from remote, spiked-out, cellular-denied areas with the RoGO DropBlock.

The DropBlock also sends Wind Speed/Wind Direction, RH, Temp and more from a Kestrel 5500 device from remote areas back to the IMET or FBAN so the ICP knows what is going on where within the fire incident. Knowing where the fire is, where the wind is blowing to and where the GPS locations of Firefighters are saves lives and helps to align tactical efforts efficiently and effectively.

For Strike Force leaders and Task Force leaders, we offer a full IP, 700kpbs satellite connection so you can run full Incident Management platforms (like ATAK, Intterra or FiResponse) or fire predictive analysis platforms (like Technosylva, WiFire and more) in the middle of nowhere seamlessly.

Always be in the know, and always keep Firefighters safe from weather and hazards with RoGO Communication’s devices.

DropBlocks can be powered from any USB port, from 4 AA batteries available from any cache, or, for indefinite off-grid use, RoGO supplies a tested & proven solar panel & battery back-up combination to run the DropBlock running year-round.